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American Avocet

Artist (American, 1785 - 1851)
Lithographer (American, 1801 - 1856)
Datec. 1839
Mediumlithograph on white wove paper, hand-colored
DimensionsOctavo: 10 3/4 × 6 7/8 inches (27.3 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.1.7.149
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextPattern plates were guides for the colorists. The individual colorists who worked in printmaking firms were usually anonymous. Many of them may have been women. The inscription on the reverse of this plate is likely the signature of the colorist: Amanda Sherwell. Her name appears on other plates. She has a middle initial, possibly S. or E. Her last name could be Shewell.
ProvenancePurchased September 11, 1957 through (Nada Kramar, Washington, D.C.) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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